4 Tips on Planning a Productive and Practical Potager
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4 Tips on Planning a Productive and Practical Potager

BySamantha

A well-planned potager, or kitchen garden, can be a beautiful and enticing way to incorporate more fresh fruits, vegetables and herbs into your diet. The following tips will help you plan a productive and practical potatger. Tip #1: Pick the Perfect Spot for your Potager. When choosing a location for your kitchen garden, try to…

10 Tips on How to Grow Strong Tomato Plants from Seeds
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10 Tips on How to Grow Strong Tomato Plants from Seeds

BySamantha

Growing tomato plants from seeds is not that difficult and it is extremely rewarding.  You can find a large variety of tomato plant seed packets and it is fun to experiment with the different varieties you find. In this article we’ll be going over not only how to grow strong tomato plants from seeds but…

How to Plant a Homestead Vegetable Garden in Four Easy Steps
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How to Plant a Homestead Vegetable Garden in Four Easy Steps

BySamantha

If you love to cook and preserve your own garden harvested vegetables and fruit, then learning how to plant a homestead vegetable garden is one of the most rewarding things you can do. When you grow your own garden, you can harvest fresh seasonal fruits, veggies and herbs as you need them instead of having…

In the Homestead Garden ~ May 2020
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In the Homestead Garden ~ May 2020

BySamantha

Another year of gardening has begun! Well, I guess it has been going for a while, this is just the first chance I’ve had to write about it and share a garden photo tour. What a crazy year this has been so far! Let me start by first saying that I feel so very lucky…

Homestead, Kitchen or Potager Garden Inspiration ~ My Favorites!
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Homestead, Kitchen or Potager Garden Inspiration ~ My Favorites!

BySamantha

During the dead of winter and even early spring I need some garden inspiration and I think you do too! We have been talking quite a bit about Potager (kitchen) Gardens like what the differences are between a Potager (kitchen) garden and a regular garden and we also shared 4 tips on planning a productive…

What’s the Difference Between a Kitchen Garden and a Regular Vegetable Garden?
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What’s the Difference Between a Kitchen Garden and a Regular Vegetable Garden?

BySamantha

Have you ever wondered exactly what a “kitchen garden” is or how it differs from a regular vegetable garden? For starters, a kitchen garden or potager (pronounced puh-ta-zhay), is a special kind of edible garden with a rich history tracing back to old English and French culinary gardens. Much like a traditional vegetable garden, a…

Blossom Rot ~How to Banish it from your Tomatoes
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Blossom Rot ~How to Banish it from your Tomatoes

BySamantha

Blossom rot, or blossom end rot, is a common problem encountered by tomato gardeners. The condition is characterized by a dark, rotten spot at the blossom end of developing tomatoes. Fortunately, there are ways to combat blossom rot before it starts, but once it appears on an individual fruit, there is no way to “cure”…

In the Homestead Garden~July 2016
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In the Homestead Garden~July 2016

BySamantha

How are those homestead or kitchen gardens looking? Mine is looking quite……green! Well with a sprinkling of color from those little nasturtiums. There are quite a few yummy edible plants (peas, kale, lettuce, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini and a few more I can’t remember right now!) BUT there are a lot of weeds too….